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Newton County’s Collier Mangum drives in a run with a single.

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Cougars Face Tough Spring Break Slate on the Diamond

It was a busy spring break week for the Newton County softball and baseball teams.

The Newton County baseball team lost two games last week, falling 9-8 to Taylorsville and 6-0 to Pisgah.

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How to Keep Lawns and Shrubs Healthy

Ironic, that a guy who hasn’t cut his hair since his navy days loves to prune shrubs. Like shaving my neck, trimming the moustache, and plucking errant eyebrows, keeping the fig compact and easy-to-harvest and the boxwood a tight green gumdrop, sometimes it’s gotta be done.

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Dennis James (L.K.) Evans

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Dennis James (L.K.) Evans

March 29, 1957-March 3, 2025

Mr. Dennis James Evans (L.K.) was born March 29, 1957, to the late Robert L. Evans, Sr. and Bobbie Jean Evans. He is the sixth of ten children born into a large close-knit family.

Dennis was folded into the arms of his Heavenly Father on March 3, 2025, at his home in Houston, Texas.

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Mary Edna Blanks Dearing

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Mary Edna Blanks Dearing

June 11, 1933 - February 23, 2025

Mary Edna Dearing, 91, of Newton, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at the Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Born on June 11, 1933, in Newton, Mississippi, Mary lived a long and fulfilling life surrounded by her loving family.

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Mr. Michael Ray Smith

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Michael "Mr. Mike's Frozen Yogurt" Smith

December 2 1955 - March 11, 2025

Mr. Michael Ray Smith, 69, of Decatur, MS passed away on March 11, 2025.

Survivors include his wife, Esther Bailey Smith; daughter, Hannah Dee Smith (Bracklin Bufkin); sisters, Gayle Thomas and Linda Leonea.

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Maggie Jane Nelson

Funeral service for Ms. Maggie Jane Nelson will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. from Third New Hope District Association Building in Newton, with Pastor Kimble Windham officiating. Burial will be at Decatur M.B. Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Philadelphia is in charge of arrangements.

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